Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
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Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
Israeli Magic Player and Medical Doctor - Niv Shmuely
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Israeli Magic Player and Medical Doctor - Niv Shmuely
Niv Shmuely is a Magic player and medical doctor from Israel. He has played in three Magic Pro Tours and the World Magic Cup as a member of the Israeli team.
0:00 Intro
3:30 How Niv got into competitive Magic
7:37 Pro Tour Valencia and the flood
11:50 Worlds Team Tournament - Israeli national team
15:52 Med school, Legacy format, COVID years
18:34 Pro Tour Philadelphia
24:23 Challenges to being an Israeli Magic pro
27:08 How family shaped Niv's Magic career
35:05 Why Niv chose med school (and changed careers)
43:37 Prague, Amsterdam and European transport
48:10 Present Israel situation, October 7 memories
55:57 Putting October 7 into perspective
1:04:54 Israel's military retaliation
1:12:00 Western reactions - now vs. Oct
1:19:05 American public sentiment towards Israel
1:24:40 "Hamas is not a government"
1:29:34 Be well-informed, thoughtful and supportive
1:36:32 Negotiation challenges
1:40:16 What needs to happen to achieve peace?
1:46:39 Anti-Zionism and anti-semitism
1:56:50 Palestine needs a state
Humans of Magic
Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
